Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-11
wAsAINGToN's FAIR eoYCoTTeRs.
The Amishle Conspiracy Planned BY
Three Society Young Ladies'

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There were three young ladies who, by
virtue of the official positions of their
fathers, had the assurance of always
having partners themselves for the cotil-
Ions, If there We're men enough TO go
around, who. because of the scarcity of
the masculine article in Washington,
especially of the dancing kind, determined
few winters ago to boycott" all the
girls not in their own clique who came to
the city as visitors; and this is the way
they man aged il. \ modest, attract
i've girl WAS visiting senator's wife,
out knew very few gentlemen in
Washington. for the senator's wife with
whom she was had not lived here long, and
it so chanCed that iii a certain german the
yNlng lady knew but three men besides
her own partner. The trio who had
formed the league against visitors knew
this fact, and being themselves well ac
quainted with most of the gentlemen
dancing that night, including the three
the Young stranger knew. they determined
among themselves Ia regularly take ont
those three. whenever the stranger was
on the floor, before she could do 50. in or
der to prevent her. as she was too modest
To take out any hut an acquaintance.
from having any one with whom she could
dance except her own partner.
In pursuance of this amiahlc conspiracy
the three girls actually succeeded in caus
ing the Young lady To he left stranded in
the middle OF the ball room, looking hope
lesSly at the strange faces of the men who
were seated while the three men she
knew We're kept by the three girls who
had planned this discontinue for her. for
no other reason than desire 10 see her
neglected. as contrast To their own belle
ship and to discourage her and other Wis
itors To the city from 'poaching upon
their preserves" by dividing with them
the attention of the few Young men in
society.
Especially does this particular clique Oi
Cirls-for though the three who carried
out the plan above described are married
now. they have their successors among
families whose home is in Washington
look with disfaynr upon congressional
families whether those of senators or rep
resentatives, though they sometimes, as 4
great concession, admit daughters of sen
ators to their ring if the latter have lived
long enough in Washington for their
daughters Ia grow up here. or if they can
entertain at all here. or invite their girl
friends to visit them in their pleasant
homes in the states from which they
come.
But the real belle Of Washington i. a
girl of higher type than those who plot
to boycott other girls, and beautiful.
young and highly accomplished. and a
senator's daughter, is always provided
weeks ahead with partners for every
dance, yet says she never has good time
if other girls are not enjoying themselves.
Il do think" enthusiastically exclaimed
another young and pretty girl, who had
needed no favOrs at the bellies hands,
she is the lOvelieSt girl | ever saw. She
is so sweet To other girlsl At the last
german she had received many CorSage
bouquets in the dance, and she saw an
other girl who had none; so, in passing
her, quietly slipped one Of her own into
her hand In this way she gave to other
girls all the six bouquets she received
that night.
There is n selfish and malicious part
too. which young men also take in the
german, and for purposes of their own
sometimes spite, sometimes 10 curry
favor with certain of the girls
conspire together 10 make bellies Of
some and TO slight others equally de
serving Ii is very easy for ring
and such exist in social as well as political
circles-to carry out their purposes in a
german. especially if the leader of the
dance be one of the clique which has
decided To make the occasion a pleasure
or punishment 10 some of those present,
for the leader Of n german is a great auto
crat while be holds sway. ay.-Washington
Cor. Harper's BaZar.